Edith Makra and team have been hard at work putting a new solar-power-focused spin on the old “think global, act local” maxim. Plenty of communities in Illinois wanted to participate, Makra said. In ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 14—SolSmart, a national program that honors local communities for their efforts to encourage the use of solar energy, has ...

If you want to install solar panels for your house or business, you're likely to find a faster and more user-friendly permitting process if your community has earned a SolSmart designation. Illinois ...

The national SolSmart energy program, which provides technical assistance for governments to install solar infrastructure, has awarded the town of Frisco with its silver designation. According to a ...

Charlottesville has joined the ranks of the first 50 localities in the country to receive a SolSmart designation, and it is the first in the state of Virginia to earn this recognition for ...

Zionsville has received a bronze designation from the national SolSmart program for advancing solar energy growth, town officials announced Tuesday. The designation recognizes Zionsville for taking ...

Elgin is one of 22 communities in the Chicago area that will be participating in the SolSmart program, which should make it easier for residents and businesses to switch to solar power, officials said ...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) met its summer goal of signing up at least 125 communities for the Solar Automated Permit Processing (SolarAPP+) tool — a free, DOE-developed web-based platform ...

RICHMOND, Ind. — The city welcomed solar panels. Richmond has enabled the Indiana Municipal Power Agency, which supplies Richmond Power & Light, to create seven solar fields — so far. But that's not ...